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Continental Square in York becomes dance destination during Second Saturday

By Erin McCracken, FlipSide staff

Updated:
05/10/2014 07:12:16 PM EDT

The Temple Guard Drill team performed at the square in downtown York during the Second Saturday on the Square event on May 10, 2014. (Jason Plotkin - FlipSide)

Motorists and pedestrians pass through York's Continental Square every day. Downtown Inc wants them to stop and notice it.

People did during the inaugural Second Saturday on the Square. The free community event turned the intersection into a dance destination.

Curious passersby craned their necks out of car windows and slowed their morning walks.

In January, Downtown Inc received a $75,000 grant from The Cultural Alliance of York County to start Second Saturdays - an effort to spur revitalization in the area. The first step is to get people to see the square differently, said Doug Knight of Downtown Inc.

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